This book attempts to prove that God would never allow human beings to kill or fight as
enemies to each other. This meritorious work tries to clarify that there are two apposing
views on the war or killing or violence in the Bible. Passages in the Bible which supports
God's permission for war are disproved as views of human writers. Passages which oppose
war/killing are pointed out as truths similar to God's truth. The book presents the
probable truth that is meant to satisfy all open minded theologians.

Contents

Preface

Introduction

Part 1
Critical Study of Passages which Supported War/Killing

1. Abraham's War with the Enemies

2. A Study of Moses' Killing an Egyptian

3. Israelites' War with Enemies Do not have any Divine Permission

4. Judges' War with Other Nations Have no Divine Permission

5. Kings' War with Other Nations Do not Prove Divine Permission for War

6. Holy Wars

7. Consultation of Prophets and God

8. The View that God Punishes Nations by Means of Wars

9. Human Beings Made God in their Own Images

Part 2
Negative Biblical Views to War/Killing/Violence

10. Negative Attitude to War/Killing in the Pentateuch

11. Negative Attitude to War/Killing in the Historical Books

12. Negative Attitude to War/Killing in the Book of Proverbs

13. Negative Attitude to War/Killing in the Prophetic Books

14. Negative Attitude to War/Killing in the Teachings of Jesus

15. Negative Attitude to War/Killing in other Book of the New Testament

16. Bad Effects of War/Killing

Part 3
A Theological Reflection on War and Peace

17. The Love and Care of the Creator and Saviour of the World

18. God is the God of all Nations

19. God is One

20. God is the God of Peace

21. God is the Non-Resistant God

22. God is Parent of All

23. All Human Beings are Brothers and Sisters

24. A Prophetic Vision of the Peaceful World in the Future

25. The Place of War in the List of Sins

26. A Re-Examination of Isreal's Election

Part 4
Christians' Participation in the Military Service

27. A Study of Christian's Joining Military Service

28. Christian Life and Military Services

29. Christians Should not Join Military Service

30. Christian Discipleship and Military Service

31. Right Approach to the Goal of Liberation

32. Means and Ways to Achieve Permanent Peace in the World

33. The Wisdom and Foolishness of Prdoducing and Using Nuclear Bombs

34. Wisdom will Bring an End to War and Nuclear Weapons

35. Gun-Culture will come to an end when Nations will be willing to Beat Swords into
Plowshares and Spears into Pruning Hooks

Conclusion

Bibliography

Mr. L. Seikholen belongs to Kuki Community in North East India and is
a member of the Kuki Christian Church, India. He did Bachelor of Theology (B.Th.) and
Bachelor of Divinity (BD) from Serampore College, Serampore, West Bengal and his Master of
Theology (M.Th.) at Gurukul Lutheran Theological College & Research Institute, Madras
(Chennai), during 1992-1994. He has been teaching Theology since 1989 and Christian
Theology since 1994 at Trulock Theological Seminary, Manipur, India.